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C T. GIBNEYQ AUTOMATIC meme MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.B, I918.

Patented Oct. 14,1919.

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AUTOMATIC RlNGlNG MACHINE.

' APPLICATION FILED AU(.8. 1918. 1,318,491.

Patented Oct 14,1919.

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To all whom it may oomerm I y i 7 Be it known that I, :OHARLES T. GIB'NEY,

of America, residing at Motley, in the co unty oiMor-" rison and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Ringing-Machines; of :which the following is a speoification, reference being i had'therein to the:accompanying drawing.

This. invention relates to automatic ringing machine andjhas for its-v principal object the production of a device which will, automatically pass rings' of an open condi tion in between; jaws so 7 as to permit ,;the" rings to be clamped jwhere desiredLj 7 Another objectpf this invention is ;the production ofan automatic ringing machine hich is. ne ru t d so 1 s t pe it; t ring whichfis being iclamped to Joe held beg tw n-t J ws or, he p p e of ee r plishing this object while at-the same time; a simple and efiicient mechanism is; operate ing forpermitting a, new ring to passinto the frame and then be directed between the jaws asjthe jaws-move to their normal open P n -1 c ,2

Another object of this invention is the production of an Iautomatic ringingmachine whereinthe plunger is mounted within the frame and is constructed so as to move to a retracted position asvthe handles arefcompressed, thereby permitting an open ringto pass in front ofthe lu ger While upon the f moving of the handles to their normal open position; the plunger will niovesforwardly nci g; the epenr g ween t e jaws; -\A still furtherobject of this invention is the production of an automatic ringing Infa chine which has aahousingcarl'ied upon the lp e i withg i erj ff ope r ngs? Po t oned n. s h. a ,;ma-nn r a t permit; a spring to exert its influence uponthe r ngs for d rec ing. th ame i to t e a s theiththese and otherobjects oin view this nve i on ensiet o erta n ovel, c mbi 1111012 ,;feon r t ens end a rang ment .ef Part w be her in ft r-mer a tfu ly l i I theeeeemPe y ns fewin .i jFigu-teil'ie ei d le atio e flt automet er ns n me i ea Li 5 -121s e top 91 4. ew of, heid eesi ,gFis-E, ide levet eet he estimate;

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"Specification of Letters Patent. 41 Patenf d'0' t;14 1919;1 Application filed 8 '3 ringing machine the forward portions there f ofbeingsh'own in section; A j is a sectiontalien on the line 4"1.df

an enlarged detail perspective glewof theauiciliary clamping jaw; t Y 1 Elg; 6 I a. vertical: section through the forward portions of the device taken, on th 6-6ef s- ;f A

F 7 a 'vertic'al section through the framecand ring housing; a a f f f lliggs isa' detailed perspectivefview. of j the forward end of the automaticfringing machine-showing th oppo s ite side .to the sidedi'sclo'sedin Fig.1, it I Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it. will be seen that the automatic ringing machine comprises aframe Q1 havinggthe primary jaw 2 formed thereon, as'shown in Figs; 1 and 8/ :The frame, l, is substantially rectangular in vertic al section as 'illustratedin-Fig. 6 although itg'is oficourse obviousthat sufiicient spac mu e beprovided for. th eji'eception of. a ring in an open eondition as wellas the reciprocat ingfmovementlof the plunger tojhe hereina er described Thisframe l is elongated and has anopen end'while the primary j aw i 2 projects "beyond the forward Vendof this construction. jlhe handle 3: is formed integralfupon r the framefl and projects rearwardly" therefrom although of course it is obigious that: anyvdesired manner may; be employed for permanently securing the handle 3 uponI hefiam The} auxiliary aw 4; has ahandle 5 project; ing therefromfand this auxiliary ,ja'w his pivotfi lly mounted upon f One. side; of the frame,.1'by being harried upon .the pivot 16 projects through the ivet 7.16 This r ve framel as shown in;Fig.r Grand asitprojects for a spaced distance uponi one side of, the frame l suiiicient space isprovided for the accommodation ofthe auxiliary jaw 4L This 1 j aw islprovided with a lip 7 formed integral thereon "and extending to one side thereof as shown ,clearly in Figsf5 and 81 vIt will he: notedthat the lip 7 is provided witliafcurved tg o ej 111 01 1; *inner surface this? groove 8 registers with theopenforward,

end of the fmme 1 J for purposes to be here-- inafter described. iIt will also benoted that. te-p m eyiiew 2 i P e de'd i e. s t

' 'i i ne iement' the s it 7 w eie i y see jaw 1. The handles 3 and 5 project in substantial alinement with each other thus permitting the operator to easily grip the device with one hand for urging the handles 3 and 5 toward each other and thus 1nov ing the jaws toward each other for compressing a ring as will be hereinafter more specifically described.

The plunger 10 is reciprocally mounted within the frame 1 and this plunger 10 has a longitudinal slot 11 formed therein through which the rivets 6 project as illustrated n Figs. 3 and 4:. Although the slot 11 will permit the plunger to be reciprocated it is obvious that the rivets 6 will hold the plunger against accidental displacement and will" further limit the reciprocal movement of the plunger in either direction. The arm 12 is formed upon the inner end of the plunger 10 and projects rearwardly therefrom and is considerably smaller than the plunger .as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4E. The link 13 is ivotally mounted as indicated at 1 1 to the outer end of the arm 12 while the opposite end of the link 13 is pivotally mounted as shown at 15 upon the handle 5. The plunger 10 is normally urged forward while the handles 3 and 5 are normally urged apart by the action of the coil spring 16 which has one finger 17 carried upon the pivot 14 of the link and arm whilethe remaining finger 18 has its end fitting within the notch 19 formed in the handle 5. As a consequence since these fingers 17 and 18 are normally urged apart due to the tension of the coil spring 16 it will be noted that the handles 3 and 5 will be urged apart while the plunger 10 will be urged forwardly.

The U-shaped spring 22 is provided with coils 23 from which project fingers 2 1 having eyes 25 fixedly mounted upon one side of the frame 1 by the rivets 26. It is therefore obvious that the spring 2% will be nor-.

mally urged inwardly toward the side of the frame 1 between the sections 20 of the housmg as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. As a'consequencea pressure will be exerted at all times upon rings which may be positioned vwithin the housing as shown in Fig. 7 for causing the rlngs to be passed into the frame when such action is permitted by the movement v-f the plunger '10 as will be hereinafter described. Since the spring 22 is .of a U- shaped construction it is obvious that an. even pressure will be exerted upon the rings 21 adjacent their ends for directing the rings 111110 the frame w thout uneven pressure at either. end of the ring or without causing the rings to jam within the housing or frame 1. I h is When the automatic ringing machine is in use it normally assumes the position shown inFig. 4. At this time the plun er 10 will project forwardly to apoint'aojacent the jaws while the handles 3 and 5 "will be'in an expanded position due to the action of the coil spring 16. At this time the U- shaped spring 22- may be pulled outwardly against the tension of the springs 23 thus permitting free. access to the outer end of thellousing formed upon the frame 1. The housing may be of any length desired so as to accommodate any number of rings and at the time the pring 22 is pulled outwardly the rings may be passed into the houslng passing between the sections 20 as shown in Flgs. 1 and 7. After the housing has been fed with rings the spring 22 is released thu holding the rings within the housing and at the same time exerting an inward pressure upon these rings. .Of'course it is obvious that the 1nner ring will at this time be bearing against the side of the plunger 10 for at this time the plunger is projecting forwardly and is filling the space'within the frame thus preventing a ring being passed thereinto. The handles 3 and 5 may be gripped and compressed for the initial operation of the automatieringing machine. 7 By the compression of the handles it will be noted that the handle 5 will move toward the handle 3 while the frame plunger and frame will retain' their same positions withrespect to the handle 3. The action however caused by the compression of the handles will cause the link 13 to swing rearwardly. However at all times this link is supported off-center due to its pivotal connections with the handle 5 and the outer end of the frame 12 as shown in Fi 4. As the link 13 swings to one side the coilspring 16 will be further wound to increase its tension while the arm 12 will be drawn rearwardly for operating the plunger 10 toward the rear portions of the frame 1. The rearward movement of this plunger 10 is limited further by the rivet 6 engaging the forward end of the slot 11 as shown in Fig. 3. This action will cause the U-shaped end of the plunger to be remoyedfroin' the opening in the side of the frame 1 adjacent the inner end of the housing'andas a consequence the urging of the links inwardly by the action of the spring 22 will cause one ring 21 to pass into the frame the fixed primary jaw 2 respectively. As

pressure upon the handles is reduced it is obvious that the tension of the coiled spring 16 will cause the link 13 to be returned to its normal position while the plunger will be moved forward by the arm 12. It will however further be noted that the handle 5 will be returned to its normal position and at thi time the forward movement of the plunger 12 will move the ring which is carried within the frame 1 in front of the plum ger in the flat springs 27 to finally rest within the grOOVes of the lip and primary jaw respectively. At this time the open appearance of the ring 21 may be positioned over the nose of a hog and then the handles may be compressed so as to move the lip 7 toward the primary jaw 2 thus compressing the ring s as illustrated in Fig. 3 for causing the ring to pass into the nose of the hog and be permanently retained. While the ring is bein clamped in the manner just specified it is of course obvious that the plunger is being I retracted for permitting anadditional rin to pas into the frame in front of the plun ger. This operation may be continued as long as a ring remains within the housing or within the frame for as rapidly as the handles are compressed and released the ring is clamped upon the nose of the ho 23 while a new ring is being admitted into the frame.

While in the foregoing description a-suggestion has been made that the device is used for clamping rings upon the nose of a hog it is of course obvious that the structure may be used for clamping rings upon various articles such for instance as upon a box to which it is desired to attach a tag.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a very effectual automatic ringing machine has been constructed which has a feed for providing the jaws with a number of rings at intermittent intervals, the action of the machine being such as to cause the rings to be progressively passed into the space between the portions of the device which clamp the same upon an article. It will also be noted that the reciprocal plunger is so carried as to be in position to pre-- vent more than 1 ring passing into the frame at a single time, while the plunger will in turn move this ring to a position to be clamped in a closed position. It will also be noted that the operation of the housing upon the side of the frame will be such as Copies otthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

to permit the rings to be readily fed into within said frame, an arm extending from said plunger, a link pivotally connected to one of said handles and said arm, a coil spring connected to said last mentioned handle and said arm whereby said coil spring will normally urge said plunger forwardly,

said plunger being adapted to be retracted as said handles are compressed and means for successively directing rings into said frame whereby when the plunger moves forwardly a ring which has been injected into said frame may be passed in between said jaws so that upon the compression of the jaws the ring will be clamped.

.In a device of the class described the combination of a frame having a side opening, a housing carried upon said frame, a spring carried by said frame and extending into said housing, a primary jaw fixed upon said frame, an auxiliary jaw pivotally mounted upon said frame, handles extending from said auxiliary jaw and said frame, a

plunger reciprocally mounted within said frame and having an arm extending rearwardly therefrom, and means for connect ing said arm to one of said handles whereby as said handles are compressed said plunger will be reciprocated thereby causing said spring to inject a ring into said frame so 7 that upon the release of said plunger the ring will b passed in between said jaws thereby causing the jaws when moved to a retracted position to clamp the ring.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my ignature.

CHARLES T. GIBNEY.

Washington, D. G. 

